In May of 2011, the industrial employment recorded a positive change (0.1%) against the immediately previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series. It remained unchanged in relation to March (0.0%) and April (-0.1%), reflecting the slower performance of the industrial production in the last months. Compared with May of 2010, industrial employment expanded 1.3%, the 16^th consecutive positive result, but the less intense since February of last year (0.8%). As a result, the accumulated index in the five first months of the year advanced 2.2%, but it was below the 2.4% observed until April. The annual rate (measured by the index accumulated in the last 12 months) recorded 3.5% in May of 2011, continuing the downward trend started in February (3.9%), when it recorded the highest rate since the beginning of the time series. The results of the industrial employment for the monthly and accumulated (in the five first months of the year) indexes signal the continuity of the upward trend, but with a reduction in the pace of growth. That reflects the moderate behavior of the labor market in the industrial sector in the last months and the high base of comparison. The complete publication can be accessed at

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In relation to May last year, the industrial employment advanced 1.3%, with the volume of workers registering a growth in 12 of the 14 places surveyed.

The main positive contributions came from Paraná (6.1%), Minas Gerais (3.0%), Northeast region (2.3%), Rio Grande do Sul (2.7%) and North and Central-West regions (2.5%). The result of Paraná was attributable to food products and beverages (14.3%), communication and electric-electronic machinery and apparatus (30.7%) and transportation means (13.6%).

Among the sectors, considering the monthly index, the industrial employment advanced in 11 of the 18 sectors surveyed. The highlights were food and beverages (3.4%), transportation means (7.6%), machinery and equipment (4.7%), communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (6.4%), other products of the manufacturing industry (5.7%) and basic metals (7.5%).

Conversely, paper and press (-10.2%), apparel (-4.0%), wood (-10.2%) and footwear and leather (-3.7%) exerted the main negative impacts.

In the index accumulated in the five first months of 2011, the level of employed persons in the industry was 2.2% higher than in the same period a year ago, sustained by the growth of 13 of the 14 places and 12 of the 18 sectors surveyed.

Among the places, Minas Gerais (3.6%), Northeast region (2.8%), Paraná (4.3%), North and Central-West regions (3.6%), Rio Grande do Sul (3.1%) and São Paulo (0.6%) exerted the highest positive pressures on the overall industry, whereas Ceará (-0.4%) continued registering the only negative rate in the accumulated index of the year. In terms of sectors, the main positive contributions came from transportation means (8.1%), food and beverages (2.2%), fabricated metal products (6.5%), machinery and equipment (5.6%), communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (6.2%), basic metals (8.0%). Conversely, paper and press (-8.8%), apparel (-3.1%) and wood (-7.1%) exerted the main negative impacts. 

Number of hours paid rises 0.9% in relation to May of 2010

In May of 2011, the number of hours paid to workers of industry, discounted the seasonal influences, changed 0.1% against the immediately previous month, after the contractions of 0.3% in March and of 0.5% in April.

In the comparison with May of 2010, there was an increase of 0.9% in the number of hours paid, the 16^th consecutive positive rate in this type of comparison, but the less intense since January of 2010 (0.0%).

The index accumulated in the first five months of the year advanced 1.9%, decelerating the pace of growth in comparison with the ends of the first quarter (2.6%) and of the first four months of the year (2.2%). The annual rate was 3.6% in May of 2011, it continued the less intense upward trend started in February (4.5%).

The number of hours paid grew 0.9% in May, compared with the same month a year ago, with positive rates in nine of the 14 places surveyed.

The main positive influence on the total of the country was observed in Minas Gerais (3.3%), sustained by the number of hours paid in the sectors of rubber and plastic (20.2%), basic metals (7.1%), Machinery and Equipment (8.5%), other products of the manufacturing industry (8.2%), fabricated metal products (5.9%) and transportation means (4.6%). The other positive contributions came from North and Central-West regions (3.7%), Paraná (3.0%), Northeast region (1.9%) and Rio Grande do Sul (1.9%). São Paulo (-1.2%) exerted the main negative impact, pressured by paper and press (-20.0%), apparel (-13.0%) and chemical products (-3.5%).

Among the sectors, in the comparison with the same month a year ago, the number of hours paid grew in 11 of the 18 sector surveyed, with the main positive contributions coming from food and beverages (2.8%), transportation means (6.2%), machinery and equipment (5.7%), communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (5.7%), other products of the manufacturing industry (5.0%) and basic metals (6.4%).

Paper and press (-10.5%), apparel (-4.8%), footwear and leather(-5.2%) and wood (-9.7%) were the sectors to exert the most significant negative impacts.

The index accumulated in the first five months of 2011 was revised up to 1.9% in relation to the same period a year ago, with positive rates in 13 of the 14 places and in 11 of the 18 sectors investigated.

The main positive contributions came from transportation means (7.5%), machinery and equipment (5.7%), fabricated metal products (6.1%), communication and electrical-electronic machinery and apparatus (7.4%) and food and beverages (1.9%). Conversely, the main negative impacts on the average of the industry came from paper and press (-9.5%) and apparel (-3.3%).

Among the places, the most relevant positive influences came from the Central-West and North regions (4.7%), Minas Gerais (3.8%), Paraná (3.5%), Northeast region (2.0%) and Rio Grande do Sul (2.5%), driven by the rise in the number of hours paid in communication and electric-electronic machinery and apparatus (33.8%) and fabricated metal products (37.5%), in the first place; transportation means (7.1%), fabricated metal products (8.4%) and rubber and plastic (20.6%), in Minas Gerais.

Ceará (-2.8%) was the only negative result in the accumulated index of the year, mainly due to the drop in footwear and leather (-13.6%).

Value of the real payroll increased by 0.4% compared with April

In May of 2011, the value of the industrial workers’ real payroll, seasonally adjusted, grew 0.4% compared with the immediately previous month, after contracting 0.9% in April and accumulating an expansion of 6.5% in the first three months of the year.

In the comparison with the same periods of the previous year, the real payroll rose by 5.0% in May of 2011, the 17th consecutive positive rate, and 5.9% in the accumulated index of the first five months of the year.

The annual rate grew 7.6% in May, practically repeating the result of April (7.5%).

 In the monthly index, the value of the real payroll recorded an expansion of 5.0%, with positive results in 13 of the 14 places surveyed.

The main positive contribution to the average of industry was observed in São Paulo (4.4%), largely driven by the advances in the sectors of transportation means (16.7%), food and beverages (8.5%) and machinery and equipment (6.4%). Other highlights were Minas Gerais (12.2%), Northeast region (6.1%), Paraná (6.2%), Rio de Janeiro (5.1%) and Rio Grande do Sul (4.6%). Conversely, the only negative result was observed in Espírito Santo (-10.2%), pressured by the drop of 46.8% observed for basic metals, which was attributable to the high base of comparison, a result of the payment relative to the profit sharing in an important company of the sector in May of 2010.

Among the sectors, in the comparison with the same month a year ago, the value of the real payroll rose in 13 of the 18 sectors surveyed. The highlights were transportation means (15.9%), food and beverages (5.9%), machinery and equipment (6.7%), communication and electric-electronic machinery and apparatus (9.5%), basic metals (6.9%) and non-metallic minerals (7.0%).

The most relevant negative impacts were recorded for paper and press (-12.8%) and footwear and leather (-5.1%).

 In the index accumulated in the year, the value of the real payroll grew 5.9%, with a growth all across the investigated places.

The major influence on the total of the country came from São Paulo (4.5%) again, largely sustained by the positive results of transportation means (11.5%), machinery and equipment (10.9%), food and beverages (4.2%), communication electric-electronic machinery and apparatus (6.2%) and chemical products (4.4%). Other relevant contributions came from Minas Gerais (11.8%), Paraná (8.3%), Northeast region (6.0%) and Rio de Janeiro (6.6%).

Among sectors, considering the index accumulated in the year, the value of the real payroll advanced in 13 of the 18 sectors surveyed. The highlights ere the gains from transportation means (12.2%), machinery and equipment (11.0%), food and beverages (5.1%), communication and electric-electronic machinery and apparatus (8.7%), basic metals (8.3%), fabricated metal products (7.6%) and mining and quarrying industry (6.8%).

Conversely, paper and press (-9.7%) exerted the main negative contribution to the overall average of industry.